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Enjoy Fall's Finest Fruit: Apples

Fall is the optimal time of year to enjoy delicious and crisp apples. There are so many varieties that can be enjoyed throughout the entire season! The best part of all is the many ways you can enjoy them! Here are some tasty ideas on how you can enjoy those juicy apples almost at every meal!

Breakfast

Apple Topping for Pancakes and French Toast: Peel, core and cut two to three apples. Saut? the apples in a few tablespoons of butter. Sprinkle in some cinnamon and sugar. Then add about ½ cup of maple syrup and allow the apples to cook for 4 minutes. Serve over waffles or pancakes.

Apple Breakfast Bread - Similar to banana bread, apples are used to make a moist and delicious bread.

Baked Apples - Peel, core and slice a few apples. Coat a baking pan with cooking spray. Bake the apples for about 40 minutes on 375 or until the apples are soft. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar when cooked and add to a hot bowl of oatmeal.

Snacks

Apple Muffins - Always a nice treat, especially when slightly warmed and with a pad of butter on top.

Apple and Brie Tortillas - Peel and slice an apple. Place apple slices on one half of a tortilla. Slice a few pieces of brie cheese and place them on top of the apple slices. Fold the tortilla in half and warm in a frying pan until the brie has slightly softened.

Apples and Peanut Butter - This good old fashioned stand by is enjoyed by all ages. Slice a few apples and the coat the ends with peanut butter. Add some raisins or cranberries on top of the peanut butter.

Dinners

Salads: There are quite a few delicious salads that use apples. Here are a few tasty ideas to get you started: Apple and Walnut Salad, Jicama Apple Slaw, Baked Apple and Cheddar Salad, and Waldorf Salad.

Main Course: To lighten up your main course, try incorporating some apples into it. These menu ideas should not be missed: Apple and Leek Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Apple and Sausage Skillet Dinner, and Apple-Spiced Ribs.

Sides: Apple Risotto, homemade applesauce, saut?ed apples with thyme, and shredded cabbage and apples.

Desserts

There are countless scrumptious desserts showcasing fall's finest fruit, but there are quite a few that make the top ten list of best apple desserts. Here is my top ten list:
  1. Apple Crisp
  2. Apple Pie
  3. Caramel Apples
  4. Apple Crisp Cookies
  5. Baked Apple Dumplings
  6. Apple Cobbler
  7. Dutch Apple Cake
  8. Streusel Apple Bread
  9. Caramel Apple Cookies
  10. Apple Pudding Bake
So head out to your local orchard or local farmer's market and pick up a bushel (or maybe just a few pounds!) of crisp and juicy apples and try some new and exciting apple recipes out today!

About the author: Ann Martin is a freelance writer for Dinnerware Center, which offers exquisite dinnerware sets online, such as the Noritake colorwave and the classic Noritake china. Ann is a contributing writer for other cooking and garden websites. When Ann is not writing, she enjoys spending time reading.

Posted: Monday 26th September 2011, 12:15 AM



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